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Lewis Hamilton says he “probably couldn’t put into words” how much Mercedes’ 1-2 in Brazil “meant to everybody at the factory, and to me to be a part of that”.
For most of the 2022 season, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were struggling with Mercedes’ troubled car. Lewis says the tough times helped the team to grow.
“I think we’ve grown as a team,” he said in a Petronas video.
“I think we’ve improved our processes, I think we’ve improved our communication, and I think it’s made us hungry.
“For me, it’s been different to previous years, when we were fighting for wins. We were fighting for our first fifth place, we really felt like we achieved something in those times.
“I think it’s been a good lesson, a good building block for us all.”
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At the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Mercedes finally managed to win a race, and it was spectacular 1-2.
Despite not finishing in P1 in that instance, Lewis says it meant a lot to him and the team.
“To get a 1-2 at the end in Brazil, was I think a huge boost for everybody. I probably couldn’t put into words how much it meant to everybody at the factory, and to me to be a part of that.
“We’ve seen that we can do it, we’ve seen that we can get back to our winning ways, we’ve had a taste of it, and now I think that’s just made everyone even more hungry,” Hamilton concluded.
